Sponsored Technology Workshop - The Use of Explosion Cladding to Improve the Life and Reduce the Capital Expense of Process Equipment - NobelClad

Process equipment used in the Oil and Gas, Chemical and Petrochemical industries are often exposed to aggressive environments. Conventional steels in these environments are subject to failure by crevice corrosion, pitting corrosion or stress corrosion cracking. Stainless steels and exotic corrosion resistant alloys are increasing in demand to reduce mechanical and chemical corrosion-induced failures. Unfortunately, the use of many of these alloys are cost prohibitive and do not offer the pressure rating of carbon steel. One solution, explosion cladding of dissimilar metals, has been proven to reduce the capital cost of the heat exchanger while retaining the mechanical and corrosion properties of both the base metal and the cladded surface metal. During this presentation we’ll explain the science of explosion cladding and how to ensure a sound bond. We will share various applications that leverage clad for cost savings in heat exchangers and pressure vessels, and how the welding of internals through direct attach allows for a superior and cost effective way to weld attachments and internals.